Hi all.. New to the forum and just bought my first Crown Graphic. It is a Crown Graphic Special with the rangfinder on top. The serial number is 977317 (perhaps someone can date this?) I bought it from KEH and it was listed in excellent condition which it seems to be. My experiences with them is that they tend to underrate and I've had all good experiences with KEH so far. I have it more or less figured out I think though the manual I downloaded online was woeful. The one thing is the rangefinder does not seem to be working.. I can not seem to make the split image coincide or for that matter move at all. Is there something I am missing or is it just broken? Perhaps there is something I need to engage that I a have not done? Any advice?

I just looked under the rangefinder and pulled down the spring loaded encasement housing and there are definitely some mechanics there but nothing moving when I focus the lens. Is the cam just one part of the levers there?

What lens, if any did the camera come with? Graphic standard lens had their cams attached to the back side of the lens board._________________The best camera ever made is the one that YOU enjoy using and produces the image quality that satifies YOU.